The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-13
VICINITY Items.

Galesburg has just organized Drying
Park with capital stock of $500.
Aug. 10Th will be celebrated by picnic
In the grove west of the Seneca Catholic
church.
The Illinois Central is still figuring on
building a spur to Peru, and the scheme
will probably materialize next summer.
The city council Of Spring Valley ha.
appropriated $50 per month for one year to
aid In the establishment an maintenance
of public library.
i Zachariah Valley of Aux Sable, Grundy
Co., died on Friday last, at the age of 70
years and niue months. He came west in
1888, from Delaware county, Ohio.
The Driving Park Association came out
about $500 behind on the races last week.
Joliet seems to be the only winning place.
-Streator Free Press Except Ottawa.
Grundy Lodge A o. L. w., at Morris, on
last Saturday evening was visi.ed by Nor.
NAL Park Lodge, and several new members
were initiated. The Morris Lodge is but
four months old, but has gown rapidly in
membership.
The Knights of Pythias, OF Princeton,
ILL.,, have purchased the old Carse building,
southwest corner of the square, for ST 900
and will fit up the lower story fol drill
hall, the second floor for lodge room.
There is said for you, ehown by one of the
youngest lodges in the city, too.
The Rockford Register, last week, said
fatal disease had made its appearance
among the cattle of Ogle county, near
Stillmans Valley. The tenants of one
farm lost five cows In two days from the
epidemic. 1.-TWO more were found dead
last Saturday noon and three more Monday
noon None that died were noticed as be-
Ing sick before they were found dead in
the field, while some others that have been
sick appear to be getting we'll. The symp-
toms are something as follows: They get
very wild and will fight anything that
comes near them, eyes looked green and
glossy, froth at the mouth, whirl and walk
around in a circle. and in little while
grow very weak" 1t is probably some
brain disease caused by exposure to the
sun during the past excessive hot weather,
with, very likely, scant supply OF water.
The Elgin Erery SATURDAY says that the
Elgin board of trade practically controls
the dairy market of the country. Chicago,
New York New Orleans, St. Louis, Baln-
more, Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, san
Francisco, Milwaukee, st. Paul, and al the
great dairy points anxiously await every
week for the telegraph to bring them the
prices of the Elgin board. Those quota,
lions determine the prices OF butter ana
cheese throughout the land. Even Liver
sends her buyers to Elgin, and the dealers
in Liverpool get cablegrams each week
giving Elgin quotations Every cry buyer ,yar, and
turer of butter and cheese should keep
posted on the Elgin market. 1t absolutely
essential to the success of every man that
he keeps posted in all important matters
which affect his business. The Elgin board
was organized in March, 1872 and las
since that time transacted business aggre-
eating S22, 1870, 204 49l {, a monthly average
of St20.54l59. The transactions for NE
current month reached s3O5, 1925. The
butter sales on the board since Jan, Isl asst
aggregated % 22S,52l pounds II will be
easily understood from the foregoing ng-
ures that the Elgin board OF trade Is 7ery
important factor in the dairy world